St. Peter’s Fiesta and Blessing of The Fleet in the ’40s Pic From Ron Gilson

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Fiesta 5K Race |(Start Photos) – 2012 St Peter’s Fiesta

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2012 Saint Peter’s Fiesta Coverage, Saint Peter’s Fiesta Schedule of Events, Webcam and The Infamous Fred Buck Submits Fiesta 5K Photos

SAINT PETER’S FIESTA WEBCAM

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Webcam courtesy Discover Gloucester and www.groupize.com
Schedule:

St. Peter’s Fiesta 2012

Friday, June 29

4:45 p.m……. Greasy Pole Contest…and…Women’s Seine Boat Races… Pavilion Beach
6:30 p.m……. Entertainment….Before Opening Ceremonies
7:30 p.m. …… Formal Opening ….St. Peter’s Square Entertainment immediately
following to 11:30 p.m…. Music by Seabreeze

Saturday, June 30

9:30 a.m…….. Youth & Adult Soccer Games…. Newell Stadium
10:00 a.m……. Pavilion Beach…Military Seine Boat Race:
U.S. Coast Guard vs U.S. Navy… 
Gloucester Fire Department vs Gloucester Police Department
2:30 p.m.…… Championship Series – Youth Basketball Tournament….
Fort Playground (Rain Date Sunday, July 1)
3:00 p.m…… Children’s Games…. Beach Court
4:45 p.m…… Sports Events… Pavilion Beach – Seine Boat Races & Greasy Pole Contest
8:00–11:30 pm. Musical Entertainment…St. Peter’s Square….
Aaron Caruso with Musicians, Vocalist
(www.aaroncaruso.com)                    
And  Comedian.


Sunday, July 1

10:00 a.m…… Celebration of MASS OF ST. PETER….. at St. Peter’s Park
12:00 noon….. Procession following the Celebration of Outdoor Mass
3:00 p.m…… Blessing of the Fleet… Stacy Boulevard.
3:00 p.m… … Concert….United States Navy Band Northeast…St. Peter’s Park
4:45 p.m…… Sports Events…at Pavilion Beach
Seine Boat Races..&…Greasy Pole Contest
6:00 p.m…… Concert…..St. Alfio’s Band (One Hour) St. Peter’s Park
6:30 p.m…… Children’s Pinata Contest – Pascucci Court
7:15 p.m……. Awards Ceremony – Trophies awarded to winners of the Sports Events
8:30 p.m……  Musical Entertainment –  St. Peter’s Park
featuring Gianni Faraone w/ Ray Cavichio &
his mini Big Band & Natalie Pinto

11:00 p.m…… Raffle Drawings and Closing Procession

GMG Straight Up Crushing The Fiesta Coverage

FIESTA: Thursday Evening

Almost Live Blogging from the Fiesta 5K 6/28/2012 9:33PM

Video and Pics 2012 Saint Peter’s Fiesta 5K Start Filmed At Half Speed- See Anyone You Know?

2012 Jr Girls Seine Boat Practice 6/28/12 Pics From Sista Felicia

Faces of Fiesta

Mamie’s Kitchen To Feature Arancini,Trupiano’s Sausage Subs, Homemade Linguica Rolls and Mudiga Steak Sandwiches

Fiesta Can Begin! Ambie Is Serving Sazzitza Sandwiches On Commercial Street!
Good Morning Gloucester Will Be Your Source For Saint Peter’s Fiesta Coverage–Fiesta Webcams and More
Wednesday Seine Boat Races
2012 St Peter’s Novena, Mass and Procession to the Club Video
The Greasy Pole. A Look Back 09/30/2012
Where is the Fiesta Ferris Wheel?
2012 Saint Peter’s Mass At The American Legion Photos From Alice Gardner
St. Peter Fiesta Preparations Well Underway!
Props To The Men and Women That Keep Saint Peter’s Fiesta Traditions Alive
2012 Jr Seine Boat Practice 4:50AM 6/25/12 Pics and Video
Need I remind you? Tick Tock Baby- 2012 Greasy Pole Approaches!
Girls Jr. Seine Boat Races 2012 Crew X’tra Oardinary! Racing Friday Night of Fiesta

The Infamous One submits-

star of stage, screen, and lobster roll symposia


paulie walnuts making sure the maestro remembered to remove his lens cap

ambie the chef, shy AND retiring


my 10 yr old grandson, troy balestraci, who didn’t win.  THIS time…
the infamous one

Almost Live Blogging from the Fiesta 5K 6/28/2012 9:33PM

Almost Live Blogging from the Fiesta 5K 6/28/2012 9:30PM

Joey getting ready to be trampled


Video and Pics 2012 Saint Peter’s Fiesta 5K Start Filmed At Half Speed- See Anyone You Know?

We had 4 photographers roaming around so this is just the preliminary stuff before anyone else gets it to you.  Much more coverage of the Fiesta 5K coming tomorrow

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RESULTS:

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2012 Jr Girls Seine Boat Practice 6/28/12 Pics From Sista Felicia

2012 Saint Peter’s Fiesta Schedule,Webcam and Updates

SAINT PETER’S FIESTA WEBCAM

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Webcam courtesy Discover Gloucester and www.groupize.com

Schedule:

St. Peter’s Fiesta 2012
Novena to St. Peter
Monday, June 18 – Tuesday, June 26
7:00 p.m. at American Legion Hall

Wednesday, June 27

7:00–10:00 p.m. Musical Entertainment….
St. Peter’s Park: " featuring "Sinatra & Friends"

Thursday, June 28

6:00 p.m…… Fiesta 5K Road Race – with Cape Ann YMCA – Starting at St. Peter’s Square
8:00–11:30… Youth Block Dance…..D.J. Sam Santuccio …. St. Peter’s Park

Friday, June 29

4:45 p.m……. Greasy Pole Contest…and…Women’s Seine Boat Races… Pavilion Beach
6:30 p.m……. Entertainment….Before Opening Ceremonies
7:30 p.m. …… Formal Opening ….St. Peter’s Square Entertainment immediately
following to 11:30 p.m…. Music by Seabreeze

Saturday, June 30

9:30 a.m…….. Youth & Adult Soccer Games…. Newell Stadium
10:00 a.m……. Pavilion Beach…Military Seine Boat Race:
U.S. Coast Guard vs U.S. Navy… 
Gloucester Fire Department vs Gloucester Police Department
2:30 p.m.…… Championship Series – Youth Basketball Tournament….
Fort Playground (Rain Date Sunday, July 1)
3:00 p.m…… Children’s Games…. Beach Court
4:45 p.m…… Sports Events… Pavilion Beach – Seine Boat Races & Greasy Pole Contest
8:00–11:30 pm. Musical Entertainment…St. Peter’s Square….
Aaron Caruso with Musicians, Vocalist
(www.aaroncaruso.com)                    
And  Comedian.


Sunday, July 1

10:00 a.m…… Celebration of MASS OF ST. PETER….. at St. Peter’s Park
12:00 noon….. Procession following the Celebration of Outdoor Mass
3:00 p.m…… Blessing of the Fleet… Stacy Boulevard.
3:00 p.m… … Concert….United States Navy Band Northeast…St. Peter’s Park
4:45 p.m…… Sports Events…at Pavilion Beach
Seine Boat Races..&…Greasy Pole Contest
6:00 p.m…… Concert…..St. Alfio’s Band (One Hour) St. Peter’s Park
6:30 p.m…… Children’s Pinata Contest – Pascucci Court
7:15 p.m……. Awards Ceremony – Trophies awarded to winners of the Sports Events
8:30 p.m……  Musical Entertainment –  St. Peter’s Park
featuring Gianni Faraone w/ Ray Cavichio &
his mini Big Band & Natalie Pinto

11:00 p.m…… Raffle Drawings and Closing Procession

Fiesta Can Begin! Ambie Is Serving Sazzitza Sandwiches On Commercial Street!

Good Morning Gloucester Will Be Your Source For Saint Peter’s Fiesta Coverage–Fiesta Webcams and More

Wednesday Seine Boat Races

2012 St Peter’s Novena, Mass and Procession to the Club Video

The Greasy Pole. A Look Back 09/30/2012

Where is the Fiesta Ferris Wheel?

2012 Saint Peter’s Mass At The American Legion Photos From Alice Gardner

St. Peter Fiesta Preparations Well Underway!

Props To The Men and Women That Keep Saint Peter’s Fiesta Traditions Alive

2012 Jr Seine Boat Practice 4:50AM 6/25/12 Pics and Video

Need I remind you? Tick Tock Baby- 2012 Greasy Pole Approaches!

Girls Jr. Seine Boat Races 2012 Crew X’tra Oardinary! Racing Friday Night of Fiesta

Fiesta Can Begin! Ambie Is Serving Sazzitza Sandwiches On Commercial Street!

It isn’t Fiesta without an Ambie Sausage.  When you see Ambie be sure to congratulate him from his impending retirement from UPS.  Just weeks away!

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Good Morning Gloucester Will Be Your Source For Saint Peter’s Fiesta Coverage–Fiesta Webcams and More

We’ve already posted dozens of 2012 Saint Peter’s Fiesta Reports and it just kicked off last night.

Here is your link if you want the feed of straight up GMG Fiesta Posts, always updated

save that link and you can go straight to the coverage

Here is a Webcam which will be switch between the Rides and Birdseye Building and The Greasy Pole and Harbor for the Sporting Events Throughout the weekend (keep checking back)image

Brought to you by DiscoverGloucester

2012 Saint Peter’s Mass At The American Legion Photos From Alice Gardner

Props To The Men and Women That Keep Saint Peter’s Fiesta Traditions Alive

Sista Felicia sent me a bunch of pictures from the junior girls Seine Boat practice yesterday and there was something that hit me when looking through the photos.  It was the love and dedication that certain people put in to keeping the tradition alive.  In this case it happened to be Joanne Frontiero, Joe Balbo,Tim Oakes, Mike Frontiero and Julie Geary but there are many others woven throughout the community that show up year after year to make it all happen.

Every year if you are a lover of Fiesta you recognize the same faces in the Seine Boats, on the Greasy Pole, at The Novena, On the Altar, Walking in the Parade.

When you look through the pictures you will see Joanne climbing over the seats, tying down the oars in place and coaching up the girls.  This is not just a tiny bit of work, believe me.  and without even speaking to Joanne I know she does it as a labor of love, but it is because of people like Joanne that dedicate to bringing the youngsters into the traditions through patience and love that the rest of us get to enjoy it so very much year after year after year.

The list of people dedicating time, passion and love to our greatest of Gloucester traditions could fill up a page, hopefully throughout the week I’ll get to bring you some of those faces and stories and make you glad you are a subscriber to GMG.

if you are not a subscriber you might just miss some of our awesome coverage of the best part of the year Subscribe here for free

Here’s some pictures from Sista Felicia 2012 Junior Girls Seine Boat Practice-

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2012 Jr Seine Boat Practice 4:50AM 6/25/12 Pics and Video

Y’all do realize it’s Fiesta week, right?  The greatest week of the entire year.  Our Superbowl.  Let’s Do This!

click below for video of the scene at the town landing at 4:50this morning-

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Tick Tock- T Minus 12 Days and Counting

Fiesta Baby!  The Best Time of The Year.  Bottom Line.  Bring it!

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For The Saint peter’s Fiesta Schedule of Events and Information Visit The Website-

http://www.stpetersfiesta.org/

And So It Begins. T Minus- 22 Days

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2012 Saint Peter’s Fiesta Altar construction begins.  Kudos to those who do the work behind the scenes to bring us the best time of the year.

Saint Peter’s Fiesta Dates 2012-

Click below for a schedule of events

The 2012 festival starts on Wednesday June 27 thru Sunday July 1

Get your hotel reservations now while there may be some availability.

Check out the live views from Gloucester Inns and Hotels on www.gloucesterwebcam.com

New Fiberglass Style Pilings Loaded Up and Ready For Greasy Pole Rebuild

Photo Kathy Chapman

http://www.kathychapman.com

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Tiger Marsten and Co will be getting to work this week.

Phil Scannell From V&S Galvanizing Wants To Donate Any Galvanizing Work On The Greasy Pole

FOB Phil Scannell writes-

Hey Joe

If you could, can you  put me in touch with who ever is building the Greasy pole-I have my company on board to do all the Galvanizing(if they have any) for nothing- Best Phil

Video- Two Time Former Greasy Pole Champ Samo Frontiero Vows- “By Hook or By Crook The Greasy Pole Will Rise Again”

Video Below- Manny Simoes

BREAKING NEWS THE GREASY POLE IS GONE!!!!!

PICS AND VIDEOS UPLOADING NOW!!!

SAY IT ISN”T SO
This is Way Worse Than The Red Sox Collapse!!!!!!!

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